There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Shanghai by train or plane
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LHR - PVG
16h 31m¥3,029–7,403Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane BRS - PVG
17h 28m¥2,012–5,259Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LGW - PVG
17h 15m¥3,291–7,233Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane LHR - SHA
18h 9m¥3,079–41,353Fly Cardiff Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane CWL - PVG
19h 17m¥2,611–7,132Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane MAN - PVG
17h 51m¥3,231–5,936Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane LHR - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
19h 21m¥4,001–8,434Train, train to Exeter, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane EXT - PVG
22h 20m¥3,412–8,909
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥2000 - ¥5500 and takes 17h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 16h 31m and costs ¥3000 - ¥7500.
The distance between Cardiff and Shanghai is 9534 km.
It takes approximately 16h 31m to get from Cardiff to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 7h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 6:53 AM in Cardiff and 1:53 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1901+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Shanghai, China?
KLM, Ryanair, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) once daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
Flights from Exeter to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–8,000
Flights from Exeter to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Manchester Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥430–800
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥200–380
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥150–280
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥150–280
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥300–550
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
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